G1 Unlocking ... How'd you do it?General

I'm on AT&T and I bought this G1 used, with the intention of unlocking it. Every site I go to says the G1 is unlockable remotely, with a PIN. However, I've actually paid two sites so far, and they have both told me that they can't come up with an unlock code for my particular IMEI#.

Anyone else have trouble like this? If I mail it in to a business that specializes in mobile unlocking, will they have more success? Anyone have a place to recommend?

I am also considering trying to get an unlocked G1 to use on AT&T. Is there anyone out there that has done this and can give me some feedback as to how good the service is, and once I unlock is there anything else I need to do to get all the functions to work. Thanks.

The majority of G1s are unlocked remotely and codes are found 95% of the time. The 5% of the time that they are not found is when the phone has been reported as being "lost or stolen". That being said, if you purchased the phone off of e-bay or other third party classifieds, who knows what happened to it.

For those of you looking to buy phones, a useful tip would be to ask the owner for the IMEI because you would like to unlock the phone when you receive it. As an unlock code wholesaler and retailer, the HTC/Google G1 codes can be generated instantly. The ones that do not come back are called "Not Found" and those different services MUST refund you if it is not found.

We'd be willing to give it a shot, but if the other people could not get it, the chances are that the the IMEI/Code has been deleted from the HTC databases.

I'm on AT&T and I bought this G1 used, with the intention of unlocking it. Every site I go to says the G1 is unlockable remotely, with a PIN. However, I've actually paid two sites so far, and they have both told me that they can't come up with an unlock code for my particular IMEI#.

Anyone else have trouble like this? If I mail it in to a business that specializes in mobile unlocking, will they have more success? Anyone have a place to recommend?

Thanks ...

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I asked TMO to get mine...if at all possible find someone willing to part with one that is already on TMO...